NSTSE is a diagnostic test which helps students improves their overall learning ability and educational performance.

Unlike other tests which generally only find out how much a student has memorised, NSTSE measures how well a student has understood the foundation of concept and provides a detailed feedback regarding it, to help him/her improve.

Thus NSTSE helps each student to know early, where exactly are the problems. Students get to know as to in which concepts they are lacking so that some immediate steps can be taken to correct or understand the concepts properly.

NSTSE Syllabus and Marking Scheme

Class

No. of Questions

Marks/Question

2

50

50

3

75

75

4 - 10

100

100

* Duration of the examination for all classes 90 minutes.

Division of Marks in the question paper:

For Classes II :

Mathematics

25

Science

25

For Classes III :

Mathematics

40

Science

35

For Classes IV & V :

Mathematics

45

Science

45

General Questions

10

For Classes VI to X :

Mathematics

25

Physics

25

Chemistry

20

Biology

20

General Questions

10

The medium of the test will be English.

There will be a different question paper for each class.

All the questions are of the objective-type with no negative marking for wrong answers.